The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-03-24
T'HHE TEE EE2 C'S.
What is Being bone Along the
Line

of interest.
On Wednesday night last, Messrs
j. N. Smith, ], s. Smith. G. F. Mnirs.
Jno. E. Mcintyre, P. Griffin and E F
Lathrop, connected with the construc
tion of the Charleston, Cincinnati and
Chicago Railroad, arrived in York
vile on their way to Blacks, their
object being to pass over MS nearly as
possible the line of survey of the road
Mr.. j N. Smith is member of the
firm of Smith & Ripley, of New York
contractors for the construction of tn"
road. He is an experienced man in
railroad building, it being claimed that
h" and business associates with him
have constructed more miles of rail
road in this country than any other
two firms of contractors in i. Mr.
Smith and his party went on to
B ack's Thursday, but he informed us
that soon after the completion Of the
survey between Yorkville and Blacks.
he will return here prepared to sub-lel
work on the line to those who may de-
sire contracts. He talks as though he
means business.
The work of permanent location of
the line is completed to Herndon's
Mill, 2h miles west of town. Capt
Ramsaur, who has charge of the sur
vey, briefly outlined to us on Monda,
its general direction. The location
will probably be completed to York
vile this week.
As to the prospects for track laying
after the roadbed has been 0mplpted
Col johnson informed the editor of
the Charlotte Observer yesterday that
one hundred and forty thousand tons
of the best grade of COZ pounds Bees
semer steel rails, made at Bethlehem,
Pennsylvania, loaded on seven schoon-
ers, are alread Y on their way to Char
lection, by water, and it Will be hauled
to Camden Ella the South Carolina
Railway, the point at which the pres
ent terminus of the line is to be.
A Camden dispatch Of last Monday
to the Columbia Register, says thar
work was commenced on the Charles
ton, Cincinnati and Chicago Railroad,
in Camden, on that day, under direc
tion of Major Adams, one Of the CON
tractors, About seventy-fye hands
are employed.
As to the other equipments for the
road, we take the following from the
Springfield, Mass, Republican. We
suppose the rolling stock referred to is
for immediate use on the completion
portion between Rutherfordton and
Blacks
Some interesting rolling stock has
been sold by the Connecticut River
Railroad to the new Charleston, Gin
cinnati and Chicago railroad. The
wood-burning engine, Arcturus, will
go to South Carolina when she ha,
been overhauled, also the passenger
ears, A, B and 8, and the switching
engine Putney, from the Vermont
Valley division. The cars are in the
paint shop being rp-lettered for theil
new home. The Arcturus is one o
the few surviving machines built by
the Springfield locomotive works
once famous establishment. Hel
cylinders are 16x20 A few years agC
she drew 43 loaded freight cars from
Springfield to Chickopee as smartly a,
one could wish.
The Shelby aurora says: Mr.. j. Y
Hamrick, of Shelby, having secured t
contract for supplying the Charleston
Cincinnati and Chicago railroad Will
over 100000 crosstes, has gone Will
three saw mills, to Camden, S. c.
Shelby correspondence of the Ra
leigh Observer gives the following de
scription of the unique depots beiny
built along the line of the road
Work on the Charleston, Cincinna
ii and Chicago railroad is progressin,
rapidly, and the track is now laid be
; yond Forest City and will reach Ruth
erfordton the last of this week. Th
company have secured another en-
gine and are now carrying grea
DIAL OF freight for the various mer
chants The depots being ererte,
, along the line are quite a novelty il
this section. Instead of being plain
barn like buildings, they are ornamen
tai and add greatly to the appearance
/ of the various towns along the line
AT Shelby the freight sheds and pa,
senger dep0ts are separate. TIL
! freight depot has been finished an
; the carpenters are now at work on tn
= passenger depot, which will contain
l. ladies' waiting room. a general Wait
ing room, baggage room, telegrap
4 Office and two toilet rooms. TIL
e building will be completed by the frs
of April, and will be surmounted by
. tower thirty feet in height. A piazz
. fourteen feet wide surrounds tn
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